Beyond the White House Rose Garden

Alice Waters got her Victory Garden in front of San Francisco City Hall — now the question is whether she can pull it off at the White House.

She’s been a strong supporter of Barack Obama and has participated in several fundraisers. She even introduced Michelle Obama at a large gathering of Women for Obama in Chicago this summer, where she talked about her ideas of sustainability and healthful eating. For her part, Michelle Obama said that if her husband made it to the White House, she would push for healthier food.

Waters has always said she would throw her support behind anyone who held similar views in that area; she worked hard on the Clintons but never quite made the breakthrough while he was in the White House.

Sounds like the Obamas will be more receptive to her ideas. Of course, there’s lots of decisions to be made: Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense,…and of course a new White House Chef.

One of the ideas Waters floated was for Obama to form a “Kitchen Cabinet” to help choose the White House chef, who would help to lead the charge of producing and buying local food.